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'''Sambirano is an area in the northwest of Madagascar especially known for the production of high quality cacao, also known as the "green gold" of Sambirano. The name refers to the Sambirano Valley as well as the [[Sambirano River ]] which runs from the foothills of the [[Tsaratanana Massif]] into the Ampasindava Bay where it joins with the Ramena River, south of [[Ambanja]].'''
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* View all [[Sambirano photos]]
* [[Sambirano Cocoa Tour]] - bike tour through the cocoa region (7 nights)
* [[Sambirano Trekking Tour]] - trekking tour along the Sambirano River (5 nights)
* [[Issouf - a cacao farmer in Sambirano, Madagascar]]
* [[Bean-to-Bar Chocolate made in Madagascar]]
* [[Madagascar Chocolate|Madagascar based chocolate producers and brands]]
* [[Chocolate makers using Madagascar cocoa|Chocolates produced in other countries using cocoa from Madagascar]]
* [http://www.madainfo.de/kakao.htm Cocoa and coffee from Madagascar] In German language
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19256838 Madagascar's luxury chocolate thieves strike fear into farmers] BBC article and video, 10th September 2012.
* [http://iosonoqui.vanityfair.it/category/cacao Sul fronte del cacao] - an article about cocoa theft in Sambirano ("On the Cacao Front") in Italian edition of Vanity Fair, March 2013
